stig

Believed to have originated from the eponymous character in the book Stig of the Dump (Clive King, Puffin, 1963, →ISBN.

stig (plural stigs)

1. (Britain, derogatory) Someone from a poor background, with poor dress sense.

See chav.

• GTis, gist, gits, tigs

• IPA^(key): /ˈstiːj/

stig n (genitive singular stigs, plural stig)

1. pace
2. stair, rung
3. (dance) step
4. niveau, level
5. degree (Celsius etc.)
6. (sports) score

• (pace): fet, fótafet, gongd
• (dancing step): stev, fótastig

• IPA^(key): /stɪːɣ/
• Rhymes: -ɪːɣ

stig n (genitive singular stigs, nominative plural stig)

1. level ^syn.
2. degree ^syn.
3. stage ^syn.
4. point (unit of scoring in a game or competition)

• (level): ^def. staða
• (degree): ^def. gráða
• (stage): ^def. áfangi

• á þessu stigi, á þessu stigi málsins
• á háu stigi
• öryggisstig (security level)

stig

1. imperative of stige

From Old Norse stígr

stig m (definite singular stigen, indefinite plural stigar, definite plural stigane)

1. alternative form of sti

stig

1. present tense of stiga
2. imperative of stiga

• “stig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Proto-Germanic *stīgō, from *stīganą (“climb”) ( > stīgan). Cognate with Middle Dutch stige, Old High German stiga. A masculine Germanic variant *stīgaz is indicated by Old High German stic (German Steig), Old Norse stígr (Swedish stig).

• IPA^(key): /stiːj/

stīġ f (nominative plural stīġa or stīġe)

1. path (especially steep or narrow)

• Middle English: sty

From Proto-Germanic *stiją. Cognate with Old Norse stí (Danish sti).

• IPA^(key): /stij/

stiġ n (nominative plural stiġ)

1. hall, building, sty

• Middle English: sty
  • English: sty

From Old Swedish stīgher, from Old Norse stígr, from Proto-Germanic *stīgu- or Proto-Germanic *stīgi-. Cognate with Danish sti and German Steig. Related to Swedish stiga. See also Old English stig.

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• Rhymes: -iːɡ

stig c

1. path, trail

stig

1. imperative of stiga.